Energy is the fuel. Capitalism is the engine. Education is the driver. Institutions are the road. People are the point. Take away energy and civilization stalls. Take away capitalism and ambition loses its machine. Take away education and people cannot steer. Take away institutions and the road collapses. Forget people
The world needs more games. World Cup. World Baseball Classic. Olympics. Ryder Cup. Rugby World Cup. Cricket World Cup. Invent a few more while we’re at it. People are tribal. Always have been. We like flags, colors, songs, heroes, villains, grudges, revenge, glory, and the sweet pleasure of watching
A slight breeze ruffled the leaves. A piercing blue sky held steady above glowing red rock. Somewhere below, the creek murmured—steady, indifferent. Birds chirped as they settled in for the evening. And then, all became very quiet. Not empty—quiet. The kind of quiet that doesn’t ask anything
I stepped outside with a glass of Glenkinchie and a Romeo y Julieta, expecting the usual—music, something to fill the space, something to complete the moment. But there was no music. Not allowed, actually. So I sat there, mildly annoyed at first, as if something had been taken away.
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